EATING IN THE FIFTIES:
Pasta had not been invented. It was macaroni or
spaghetti.
Curry was a surname.
Taco? Never saw one till I was 15.
All chips were plain.
Oil was for lubricating, fat was for cooking.
Tea was made in a teapot using tea leaves and never
green.
Cubed sugar was regarded as posh.
Chickens didn’t have fingers in those days.
None of us had ever heard of yogurt.
Healthy food consisted of anything edible!
Cooking outside was called camping.
Seaweed was not a recognized food.
‘Kebab’ was not even a word … never mind a food.
Sugar enjoyed a good press in those days, and was
regarded as being white gold.
Prunes were medicinal and stewed.
Surprisingly, Muesli was readily available. It was
called cattle feed.
Pineapples came in chunks or were round with a hole
in the middle, in a tin; we had only ever seen a picture
of a real one.
Water came out of the tap. If someone had suggested
bottling it and charging more than gasoline for it, they
would have become a laughing stock.
There were three things that we never ever had on/at
our table in the fifties . . . elbows, hats, and cell
phones!
. . . and there was always two choices for each
meal . . . “Take it” or “Leave it”
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